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Pumping breastmilk in bathrooms is a common, albeit unspoken, practice at health care conferences

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This was back in 2013, when such accommodations were a rarity. Even though Erin Booth was not thrilled about having to travel to Philadelphia for a conference at six weeks postpartum, this one at least advertised having a private lactation space.

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Q&A: The scientific integrity sleuth taking on the widespread problem of research misconduct

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Bik first became interested in plagiarism as a hobby while working as a researcher at Stanford University in 2013. She later began specializing in image duplication specifically, which she believes is a more serious problem for science as a whole. Read the rest…

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STAT+: Goldman Sachs launches $650 million fund for life science investments

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billion was raised by 183 new VC funds, which was the lowest fundraising total for first-timers since 2013, according to Pitchbook. First-time funds have been difficult to raise during the biotech downturn. Last year, around $11.6 Around $25.6 billion had been raised by 556 first-time funds in 2022.

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NPPA monitors the prices of scheduled as well as non-scheduled medicines under DPCO, 2013

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According to the statement published by PIB, The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) is actively overseeing the pricing of both scheduled and non-scheduled medicines under the Drugs (Prices Control) Order, 2013 (DPCO, 2013). Under DPCO, 2013, formulations are categorised into scheduled and non-scheduled drugs.

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Opinion: To overcome the overdose crisis, addiction treatment must be integrated into the health care system

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The first time I saw Maya (not her real name) huddled under blankets in a hospital bed in 2013, she had been to dozens of inpatient detox programs and residential treatment centers since she had begun using heroin two decades earlier. After every release, she returned to heroin use, usually within days.

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STAT+: Payments by drug and device makers to doctors remain widespread, but also vary considerably

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From 2013 to 2022, pharmaceutical and device companies made more than 85 million payments totaling $12.1 The financial ties between drug and device makers and some physicians remains pervasive, despite concerns such relationships may influence medical practice, according to a new analysis of payments made over a recent 10-year span.

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STAT+: AbbVie CEO Gonzalez to step down after a decade fiercely defending its top seller, Humira

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AbbVie announced Tuesday that CEO Richard Gonzalez, who has managed the company’s ascent since it was spun off from the device maker Abbott Laboratories in 2013, will step down in July.